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10/20/05 15:47
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#102681 - Midi drum pads
I did a search for this both here and on the internet, but found nothing here, and some PIC related stuff on Google, so here goes.

I'm interested in making some MIDI Drum Pads (pads that you hit like a drum that output MIDI note on values). I have some piezo transducers that I was planning to use.

I can see that it would be easy to trigger a port with a piezo, but what I can't work out is how to make it velocity sensitive. Is my only choice an ADC on each pad, or is there a (sorry Erik) workround?

Any thoughts as usual appreciated.

edit>> I guess that the port could measure the time for the voltage from the pad to drop below a "1" level, and base the velocity on that, but would that add an unacceptable lag?

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TopicAuthorDate
Midi drum pads            01/01/70 00:00      
   Two separate issues            01/01/70 00:00      
      Thanks Andy            01/01/70 00:00      
         google            01/01/70 00:00      
            Thanks Jan            01/01/70 00:00      
   Duration of clippling gives velocity            01/01/70 00:00      
      Spot the Engineer...            01/01/70 00:00      
         Semi technical            01/01/70 00:00      
            Micro per pad            01/01/70 00:00      
            Using the "time derivative" of signal            01/01/70 00:00      
               That's how keyboards work!            01/01/70 00:00      
                  That's how keyboards work!            01/01/70 00:00      
                     one micro per string?            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Ahead of you :)            01/01/70 00:00      
                           We are...            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Here you go...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 More than one oscillation            01/01/70 00:00      
                        one micro per string?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     That's kinda like how keyboards work!            01/01/70 00:00      
               Perfect            01/01/70 00:00      
   Micro Per Pad            01/01/70 00:00      
      Excellent.            01/01/70 00:00      
   WEOT: Drummers            01/01/70 00:00      
   a lead ??            01/01/70 00:00      
      Excellent.            01/01/70 00:00      

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